Eurovision Dance Contest 2008
| Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 | |
|---|---|
| Dates | |
| Final | 6 September 2008 |
| Host | |
| Venue | SEC Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Presenter(s) | |
| Executive producer | Alan Tyler |
| Director | Nikki Parsons |
| Executive supervisor | Tal Barnea |
| Host broadcaster | BBC Scotland (BBC) |
| Website | www |
| Participants | |
| Number of entries | 14 |
| Debuting countries | Azerbaijan |
| Returning countries | None |
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Participation map
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| Vote | |
| Voting system | Each country awards 1–8, 10, and 12 points to their 10 favourite acts, plus additional panel of experts awards maximum of 48 points to their favourites. |
| Winning dancers | Poland Edyta Herbuś and Marcin Mroczek |
The Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 was the second and final edition of the Eurovision Dance Contest and was held in Glasgow, Scotland, hosted by the BBC on 6 September. The presenters were, as in the previous edition, Graham Norton and Claudia Winkleman. The contest took place at the SEC Centre.
The winners of contest were Edyta Herbuś and Marcin Mroczek of Poland who achieved a score of 154 points. Russia placed 2nd, Ukraine 3rd, Lithuania 4th and Azerbaijan, participating for the first time, were 5th.
In a change to the rules, professional couples were no longer eligible to enter the contest. At least one dancer from each couple had to be a local celebrity, not professionally trained to dance. A further change was that each couple only performed once. In 2007 each couple performed a ballroom or Latin routine followed by a freestyle dance incorporating national flavour; in the 2008 contest, the latter freestyle dance continued and this time could include elements of traditional Latin and ballroom. A panel of experts was introduced with an approximate weight of 23% of the total outcome and the rest 77% determined through televoting. The highest possible points from the jury were 48 while the televoting cast a maximum of 156 points.